Kitchen-cabinet.



J. H. STIGGLBMAN.

KITCHEN CABINET. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30, 1910.

1,052,101. Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

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J. H. STIGGLEMAN. KITCHEN CABINET. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30, 1910.

1,052,101. Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT UFFICE.

JAMES H. STIGGLEMAN, 0F WABASH, INDIANA; ELSIE M. STIGGLEMAN ADMINISTRA-IBIX OF SAID JAMES H. STIGGLEMAN, DECEASED.

KITCHEN-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

Application filed March 30, 1910. Serial No. 552,398.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMns H. SrreeLnnAN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Wabash, in the county ofWabash and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Kitchen-Cabinets; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention. such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to the class of kitchen cabinets, but hasparticular reference to an extensible table-top; and the invention hasfor its object to provide a simple inexpensive and efficientconstruction by means of which the table-top of a kitchen cabinet can beextended and automatically. locked in its extended position or slid intoits normal position and automatically locked.

The invention therefore consists in the novel construction of thetable-top, its sliding and locking mechanism, all of which will be firstduly described and afterward specifically pointed out in the appendedclaim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of akitchen cabinet. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the tabletop insection. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the table-top andsliding mechanism in normal position. Fig. 4 is a similar view showingtable-top in an extended position. Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse viewtaken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a similar view taken on line 66of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary front elevation of the table-top andsliding mechanism, and Fig. 8 is a side elevation of a kitchen cabinetshowing the table-top in section in its normal position.

Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout theseveral figures in which;

1 indicates a kitchen cabinet of any style or construction andcomprising the upper portion 2 and the lower portion 3, sai lowerportion 3 extending outwardly some distance beyond the upper section insuch manner as to form a shelf or table.

4 indicates a table-top mounted on the lower section 3 and extensiblethereon in such manner that the table-top can be withdrawn into positionshown in Figs. 2 and 4. Arranged under the table-top 4 near each endthereof is a transverse strip 5 as shown in Fig. 1, and suitably mountedin the lower section 3 are two similar strips 6, all of the strips 5 and6 being provided on their contiguous faces'with a longitudinal groove 7as shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7.

Mounted at the rear of each of the strips 5 is a roller 8, the peripheryof which extends below the surface of the strips 5 and enters thegrooves 7 in the lower strips 6 as shown in Fig. 6, while a similarroller 9 is mounted in the forward end of each of the lower strips 6,the periphery of each roller extending above the surface of its lowerstrips 6 and entering the groove 7 in each of the upper strips 5 asclearly shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

As will appear from Fig. 7 a slight modification of the roller 9 isshown, and in this construction the hub 10 projects above the surface ofthe lower strip 6 in such manner as to be engaged by the lower surfaceof the upper strip 5 thus increasing the bearing surface between thestrips and the rollers.

Referring to Fig. 1 it will be seen that a central strip 11 is providedunder the tabletop 4, said strip 11 being hinged at 12 at its rear endto the rear edge of the table-top 4 in such manner that the normaltendency of the central strip 11 is to fall into position shown in Figs.3 and 4.

As will appear from Figs. 3 and 4 the central strip 11 is provided witha central notch 13 and a similar notch 14 near the forward end of saidstrip, said strip normally resting upon the front piece 15 of the lowersection 3 of the cabinet. Arranged on the front edge of the table-top 4is a vertical strip or molding 16 by means of which the table-top 4 isgrasped for the purpose of withdrawing the same, this molding alsoserving to protect the sliding mechanism and the central strip fromview.

Having thus described the several parts of this invention its operationis as follows: The table-top and sliding mechanism being constructed asdescribed the table-top can be withdrawn into position shown in Figs.

2 and 4. When the table-top is in its normal position as illustrated inFigs. 3 and 8 the central locking strip 11 being provided with theforward notch 14 near the outer end thereof engages the front piece 15of the lower cabinet section 3, the said front piece entering the saidnotch 14 to lock the table-top in its innermost position and to preventmovement of the same. When, however, it is desired to withdraw thetabletop the central locking strip 11 is raised at the same time thetable-top is grasped in order to withdraw the same, and this movement ofthe central locking strip 11 carries the forward notch 14 therein out ofengagement with the front piece 15 of the lower cabinet section 3 andallows the table-top to be freely withdrawn into position shown in Fig.l. When in this position the central notch 13 in the locking strip 11drops down over the forward strip 15 of the lower cabi net section 3 asshown in Fig. 4, thus looking the table-top in its extended position andagainst movement. In order to slide the table-top back into its normalposition the central locking strip 11 is simply raised un der thetable-top which releases the central locking strip 11 from the frontpiece 15 of the lower cabinet section 3 and allows the table-top to befreely pushed back into position shown in Fig. 3 and as soon as thetable-top reaches this position the forward notch 14 drops down over thefrontpiece 15 of the lower cabinet section 3 thus locking the table-topin position shown in Fig. 3.

Having thus fully described this invention what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, 1sz- Thecombination, in a cabinet, of a slidable table-top, a series oflongitudinally grooved strips arranged below and secured to saidtable-top and provided near their rear ends with hearing rollers whoseperipheries extend below said strips, a series of longitudinally groovedstrips secured to the cabinet and provided with hearing rollers whoseperipheries extend above the upper surfaces of the strips, the groovesof the two series of strips receiving the peripheries of the upper andlower hearing rollers, respectively.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES H. STIGGLEMAN. l/Vitnesses:

PHILIP S. CHARLES, lVILLARD B. GEMMILL.

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